Janet Barlow (scientist)
Janet Barlow is a Scottish scientist and professor of environmental physics at the University of Reading.[1] She is an experimental physicist who has made significant contributions to our understanding of urban meteorology, with particular regards to weather forecasting, urban sustainability, indoor[2] and outdoor air quality, building ventilation, and environmental wind engineering.
Education and research career[edit]
Barlow completed a BSc in Applied Physics with German at UMIST in 1994, followed by an MSc in Applied Meteorology and Agriculture at the University of Reading in 1995.[3] In 1999, Barlow completed a PhD on the turbulent transfer of space charge in the atmospheric boundary layer at the University of Reading. After a 3-year postdoctoral research associate post, she took up a lectureship at the University of Reading in 2002.[4]
From 2011 to 2014, Barlow was director of the Centre for Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments (TSBE) at the University of Reading.[5]
Urban meteorology[edit]
Barlow's work is largely experimental in nature, using both wind-tunnel based physical modelling,[6] and urban observational campaigns.[7][8][9][10] Using a unique observatory[11] at the top of the BT Tower in London,[12][13] Barlow has researched the effect of weather and climate on urban pollutants and air quality.[14][15] In addition to urban meteorology, she has studied boundary layer flow effects around wind farms and integration of renewable energy into the energy system.
Barlow has also research the effect of urban environments on the generation of wind energy.[16]
Recognition and community duties[edit]
2010-14 Member of Board of Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society[17]
2003-7 Elected Member of Board of the International Association of Urban Climate.[18]
2017- Member of UK Met Office Scientific Advisory Committee[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "University of Reading | Janet Barlow".
- ^ Ravilious, Kate (2015-02-23). "Kate Ravilious on research looking at ways to improve our indoor weather". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Janet Barlow CV" (PDF).
- ^ "Dept of Meteorology - University of Reading". www.met.rdg.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments -". Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "About". www.refresh-project.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Janet F. Barlow - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Barlow, Janet F.; Shao, Li; Smith, Stefan Thor (2018), "Climate Change, Resilience and the Built Environment", Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 25–49, doi:10.1002/9781119063834.ch2, ISBN 9781119063834
- ^ "Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists, 2nd Edition | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Oases of cool: Taking the heat out of urban living". www.newscientist.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "The Team » ACTUAL Project". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "BBC Two - Horizon, 2010-2011, What is One Degree?". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "People @ ClearfLo Project". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Shukman, David (2012-08-08). "Effort set to track air pollution". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "BBC One - Wild Weather, Climate in the City". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Reading meteorologists help keep the lights on, retrieved 2019-11-01
- ^ UCL (2016-11-30). "UCL-Energy Seminar: 'Measuring and modelling urban microclimate,' Professor Janet Barlow, University of Reading". UCL Energy Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Past Board Members | International Association for Urban Climate". Retrieved 2019-11-01.